Getting unstuck: Navigating therapy impasses to foster client growth w/ Katherine Schulz, LCSW

Therapy often starts out well and then somewhere on the journey we hit a roadblock. What do you do when you are not seeing progress, feel frustrated, seem to be putting in more energy than the client, or find yourself questioning your competence or checking out in session? This workshop will zero in on what can get us stuck in our psychotherapeutic work and teach specific strategies to navigate these impasses, illustrating this with case examples. Drawing from DBT, Katherine will help participants conceptualize treatment-interfering behaviors (TIBs) on the part of clients and therapists both, and how to prioritize and address these across therapy approaches. She will provide strategies to work through TIBs when they arise, as well address them more proactively in assessment, goal setting, and ongoing progress monitoring with clients. Katherine will draw from principles from DBT and CBT case conceptualization; however, no prior knowledge of DBT is required.

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
Location: Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium, 1st Floor

Format: Hybrid

• Livestream via Zoom, or
• In person: UNC School of Social Work, 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

CE Credit: 2 CEs, read for full information on credit types awarded.
Fees: $35

Clinical Lecture Series trainings are for students, professionals, and community members interested in therapeutic practices that are anti-oppressive, intersectional, and centered on self-determination. 

Free of charge for UNC School of Social Work students, faculty, staff, and practicum instructors. 2 CE for behavioral health clinicians including social workers, psychologists, and counselors.

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